China, Republic. A Yunnan Province Merit Medal

Bronze gilt with red, yellow, blue, white and black enamels, obverse illustrating the crossed flags of the Republic of China (first version), with a rooster and horse on either side, the bust of President Sun Yat-sen above, reverse inscribed in Chinese, 39 mm x 48.5 mm, missing its ring, scattered gilt wear, light contact, near extremely fine.